solvents for future use. In addition to an air incineration unit, an
active carbon filtration system, sealed surfaces and fire water collection systems, the factory produces no industrial waste water.
Located in the Yonghe Zone of the Guangzhou Economic &
Technology Development District about 100 kilometers north of
Hong Kong, Hempel’s Guangzhou factory was completed in 14
months at a cost of approximately € 22. 5 million.
Ferro purchases tile coatings facility in Egypt
Ferro Corporation has completed the purchase of a newly constructed ceramic coatings plant in Fayoum, Egypt. The new plant
will allow Ferro to more cost-effectively serve the growing tile
manufacturing market in Egypt and other countries in the Middle
East and North Africa. Ferro purchased the facility from principals
of Pharaohs Ceramic Group and plans to install additional equipment to expand capacity. When the initial build-out of the facility
is complete, Ferro expects the site to have the capacity to produce
200 million pounds of tile frit and glazes annually. Ferro Tile Coating Systems is a supplier of decoration materials used in the manufacture of ceramic tile, including frits, fluxes, colors, glazes and
inks. In addition to the new site in Egypt, its main production facilities and technical laboratories are located in Almazora, Spain;
Fiorano, Italy; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Americana, Brazil; Mexico City and Villagran, Mexico; Suzhou, China; Saraburi, Thailand; Bekasi and Sidoarjo, Indonesia; and Ansan City, Korea.
cycled materials and offers significant weight, handling
and cost advantages over traditional drainage systems.
PDS will operate as a stand-alone business of Universal
Sealants (UK) Ltd. (USL), an RPM subsidiary that supplies coatings and construction products for bridges and large
infrastructure projects.
DuPont Performance Coatings opens new
coatings technology center in U.S.
DuPont recently opened a new research and development facility
dedicated to coatings science at the Experimental Station in Wilm-
ington, Delaware in the U.S. The new Coatings Technology Center
(CTC), established by DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC), will
focus on DuPont Refinish Systems products that support the auto-
motive collision industry and DuPont Industrial Coating Solutions,
which markets a wide range of liquid and powder industrial fin-
ishes. “Innovation is essential to the continued growth of our coat-
ings businesses,” said John McCool, president, DPC. “This
investment in research and development clearly demonstrates our
commitment to growing our global coatings businesses.”
“Locating this new facility at the Experimental Station allows
us to leverage its unique and powerful base of scientific expertise
and advanced research and development facilities,” said Lewis
Manring, vice president, global technology, DPC. “This facility will
operate unlike any previous DuPont coatings laboratory, with a
Tikkurila to sell its powder coatings business
Tikkurila Oyj’s Swedish subsidiary Dickursby Holding AB is to
sell all the shares in Tikkurila Powder Coatings, a Russian industrial coatings company, to Teknos Group Oy. With a production plant in St. Petersburg, Tikkurila Powder Coatings sells
and markets its products in Russia under the Ohtek brand.
Tikkurila said it is divesting its industrial powder coatings business because it is not a part of its core business. After the transaction, Tikkurila has no powder coatings related operations.
Tikkurila Powder Coatings’ revenue will be approximately €2.3
million in 2010, and the company employs approximately 50
people. Tikkurila is the leading decorative paints company in
Russia, where it operates four paint factories after the transaction. Its products are sold under the brands of Tikkurila, Teks,
Finncolor and Gamma in over 5,000 retail outlets. Tikkurila has
approximately 1,500 employees in Russia.
RPM Performance Coatings acquires UK-based
provider of drainage systems
RPM International Inc., through its RPM Performance Coatings Group, has acquired Pipeline & Drainage Systems Ltd.
(PDS), a leading supplier of curb, bridge and channel drainage
products for construction and infrastructure markets, primarily
in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Based in Wakefield, England, PDS has annual sales of approximately $8 million.
Founded in 2000, PDS is one of the United Kingdom’s leading
drainage systems specialists and offers complete solutions for
projects, from the initial design and specification through supply and installation. Its Enviro line of products is made from re-
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